His approach could be working when supply and demand is having 1:4 ratio and they're super host with good reputations for example; but if supply and demand are becoming 5:4 in the future as a new player come in with zero feedback, the experience for the new player could be different. 

I'm a professional basketball player working in different countries and usually travel all across the current country I am in.

It's vitally important to know who you are working with, and have the history of the players involved.

Plus there is so much competition from tons of people trying to get into wholesaling, not to mention the big players already getting the lions share.

After a couple deals you do like that with a key player, tell them that from now on, you would like to manage the project yourself.

That way i see it unfold in real time, I understand the necessary systems to have in place, the right players to have in my team, etc.

Yes, Pay to Play means if you are a beginner or lacking momentum, you need to pay to get coached by Active players who Make things happen. 

v=sYVXW8yvtoAGoing to be very interesting (or very ugly) over the next several weeks with all these newbie real estate syndication players who just started within the last few years.  

Overall, industry players that just want to sell one-size-fits-all self-directed retirement account paperwork mistreat UBIT, UBTI, and UDFI - either by omission or overemphasis.

Betting that is going to happen again while new smart participants have entered the market(sophisticated players like black rock) and retail (everyone who watches finance youtube knows about real estate) I think is a foolish bet.